After a shellacking from Belgium, prominent figures from the world of U.S. sports didn't hold back in their criticisms of the home team. By Abid Rahman International Editor, Digital So on balance, ...

Southport welcomed nearly 50 new American citizens during the N.C. 4th of July Festival Naturalization Ceremony on July 3, 2026.

Yet another wrinkle has appeared in President Donald Trump’s plans to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. On Friday afternoon, the Great American State Fair was forced to temporarily shut down due to ...

The great American road trip is on. AAA forecast a record 61.4 million drivers are hitting the road the week of July Fourth, inching up from 61.3 million in 2025. Americans are getting some relief at ...

Nowhere does America celebrate itself more than on the National Mall, a narrow swath of green space bounded by monuments, memorials and museums that stretches from the U.S. Capitol to the Lincoln ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Across the United States, many Americans are celebrating their country's 250th birthday by closing their ears to all the partisan shouting. All the fingernails-on-chalkboard ...

A rather nasty — and quite literally uncomfortable — parasite has sickened more than 140 people across multiple states. The parasite, Cyclospora, causes an intestinal illness known as cyclosporiasis, ...

WASHINGTON(AP) — One of the stars of the American firmament once advised citizens of all stripes how to express their love of country. Mark Twain's long-ago words capture how Americans are stepping ...

American pride is strong, the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll found, but nearly one-third of Americans say they are worried about the direction the U.S. is headed in, and almost half of Americans ...

Democratic Nevada officials celebrated a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Tuesday that affirmed birthright citizenship rights, while President Donald Trump pushed for Congress to instead pass legislation to ...